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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Sang-jin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyun-hoe Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoung-won Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Woon-geun Kwak, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dae-sun Rhee, Seoul, KR;
Sang-jin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyun-hoe Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoung-won Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Woon-geun Kwak, Seongnam-si, KR;
Dae-sun Rhee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A text-input device and method is provided. The device includes a display unit that displays a user interface, which is divided into a plurality of areas each including a plurality of cells where predetermined text is displayed, an input unit that includes a plurality of text-input units to provide a focusing signal that focuses on a predetermined cell in the displayed user interface and a selecting signal that selects the focused cell, a user interface providing unit that generates a control signal corresponding to the selected cell with reference to a mapping table according to whether the selecting signal is available, and a control unit that performs a control command based on the control signal, wherein the plurality of text-input units correspond to the areas.